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Recent Examples of dish out
Collin Chan, California lacrosse: Chan scored six two goals and dished out six assists to lead California to a 14-7 win over Northgate.
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Nathan Canilao, The Mercury News, 18 Mar. 2025
After shooting 2 of 6 from the field and committing three turnovers in the first half, Wiggins went on to score eight points and dish out three assists to no turnovers in the second half.
—Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 10 Apr. 2025
Last summer, Paul opted to join the Spurs on a one-year, $11 million contract for 2024-25, in part to work under longtime playoff rival Gregg Popovich, and in part to dish out lobs to 7-foot-4 All-Star center Victor Wembanyama.
—Newsweek Staff, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Apr. 2025
Rosenberg thinks Drake should continue to dish out the hits and shy away from the Kendrick Lamar snipes.
—Michael Saponara, Billboard, 2 Apr. 2025
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Nathan Canilao, The Mercury News, 18 Mar. 2025
After shooting 2 of 6 from the field and committing three turnovers in the first half, Wiggins went on to score eight points and dish out three assists to no turnovers in the second half.
—Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 10 Apr. 2025
Last summer, Paul opted to join the Spurs on a one-year, $11 million contract for 2024-25, in part to work under longtime playoff rival Gregg Popovich, and in part to dish out lobs to 7-foot-4 All-Star center Victor Wembanyama.
—Newsweek Staff, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Apr. 2025
Rosenberg thinks Drake should continue to dish out the hits and shy away from the Kendrick Lamar snipes.
—Michael Saponara, Billboard, 2 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dish out
Verb
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His interest in sports analytics comes from his math teacher father, who handed out rulers to Trick-or-Treaters each year.—
Jesse Newell,
Kansas City Star,
26 Apr. 2025
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Jiang serves as the head of the main competition jury at the Beijing fest, which will hand out its Tiantan Awards on Saturday evening.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
25 Apr. 2025
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How to easily portion ground beef Tubed meat and ground beef are great in larger portions for portioning out and freezing.—
Cody Godwin,
USA Today,
15 Apr. 2025
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For clean cuts when portioning, dip the knife or bench scaper in flour before slicing.—
Alana Al-Hatlani,
Southern Living,
14 Mar. 2025
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But Francis also contradicted himself and split some very specific hairs regarding LGBTQ+ rights.—
Samantha Riedel,
Them.,
21 Apr. 2025
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Shortly after their divorce, Hurley announced her engagement to the Australian cricketer Shane Warne, and the couple split in 2013.—
Ryan Coleman,
EW.com,
20 Apr. 2025
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Sorting the correct size was not straightforward, as the Italian tires on the truck were oddly proportioned and on metric measurements.—
Basem Wasef,
Robb Report,
1 Apr. 2025
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The Inspiron 14 Plus is proportioned like the Acer Swift 14 AI, at 0.7 by 12.4 by 8.8 inches.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
25 Mar. 2025
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The city is divided along sectarian lines: The south is home mostly to Sunni Muslims, while the northern neighborhoods are mostly Alawite.—
Christina Goldbaum,
New York Times,
20 Apr. 2025
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Passengers are divided on the appropriateness of removing shoes during flights, citing comfort versus hygiene and safety.—
Christopher Elliott,
USA Today,
19 Apr. 2025
Verb
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As clouds of thick smoke and dust began to part, the horror set in.—
Ashley Killough,
CNN Money,
19 Apr. 2025
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The clouds parted, and Fuji-san emerged to show off its snowcapped peak before the clouds once again obscured it from view, leaving us instead to admire Suruga Bay below.—
Kristen E. Pope,
Travel + Leisure,
17 Apr. 2025
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Last week, dozens of journalists were allotted 10-minute interviews with Wilmore and, separately, Suni Williams.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
11 Apr. 2025
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Be sure to allot two to three hours to explore each town.—
Haley Harrison,
AFAR Media,
10 Apr. 2025
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Around five years ago, William Roth Martin doled out nearly $8.8 million for a 117-year-old mansion in San Francisco’s affluent Pacific Heights neighborhood, just minutes from Lafayette Park and bustling Fillmore Street.—
Wendy Bowman,
Robb Report,
22 Apr. 2025
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Metro Denver school districts — flush with COVID-19 relief money — doled out larger teacher raises after students returned to classrooms during the pandemic amid widespread staff shortages.—
Jessica Seaman,
Denver Post,
21 Apr. 2025
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“Dish out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dish%20out. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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